She Song

Chapter 2 Veterans and Scholars
In order to frighten the refugees, the officers and soldiers would publicly behead captured food thieves every few days.

Nowadays, there are a series of wooden poles with heads stuck outside the porridge shed for public display, which makes people's hair stand on end every time they go to receive rice soup.

But Er Niang still stared eagerly, what if brother Xiaoyao had another better way?
On the river embankment, Han Xiaoyao pointed at the frozen river.

"Don't worry, the food I mentioned is in the river."

Three days ago, if Erniang hadn't dragged him from the wilderness back to the grass nest where they lived, and drank a few mouthfuls of rice soup, he would have been reincarnated long ago.

Although it is unclear what the origin of this body is, Han Xiaoyao's fate is now tied to the three of the Shen family.

Compared to the old man and the two female dolls, as the only man, it was natural for him to come forward to get some food.

The two mothers and three mothers tried hard to keep their eyes open, but they couldn't find anything edible in the ice and snow in the river.

"Brother Xiaoyao, where is the food? Why can't I find it?" Erniang asked quickly after looking around and finding nothing.

"Er Niang, there are fish in the river. Let's catch them and cook them before we eat them."

"That's right! Then let's go down quickly!" Erniang suddenly realized that she was about to drag Han Xiaoyao down to the river, thinking happily in her heart: Brother Xiaoyao has a way, that's great!

Sanniang sighed, pulled Erniang and said: "Sister, look, the river is frozen, where can we catch fish? Moreover, there are officers and soldiers patrolling the embankment. Once they find out, they will definitely drive us away!" "

In the direction Sanniang was pointing, a group of officers and soldiers were suddenly coming towards us.

Erniang was stunned, still unwilling to give up, so she tugged on Han Xiaoyao's shirt.

"Brother Xiaoyao, is what Sanniang said true? We can't catch fish..."

Han Xiaoyao smiled at her: "I'll try to talk to them, maybe it won't embarrass us." After saying that, he stepped forward to greet them.

In order to prevent the refugees from crossing the river, the imperial court sent five hundred soldiers to block nearly a hundred miles of river embankments and pontoons, and set up garrison posts every five miles to order soldiers to patrol day and night.

After the adults in the court assigned tasks step by step, things became more stable. Even if something went wrong, there would always be worthless soldiers to help.

But for these soldiers, it is really a huge chore.

This group of miserable homeless people can't even squeeze out half a penny of oil and water. They have little food and clothing in the cold weather, and they have to patrol day and night. Is this what humans do?
Those bastards in the court should be hanged one by one!

It is said that there are five hundred soldiers, but the actual number is less than three hundred. When spread out to each garrison, there are at most ten soldiers, and each time they go out for patrol, they can only count four or five.

At this moment, Wu Laoqiu, who was patrolling, curled his neck and cursed.

In fact, the soldiers on the river embankment were all full of complaints and no one wanted to do this hard work. However, they had no choice but to crush people to death because of the high official level.

A subordinate with a nose red from the cold followed Lao Qiu and came up with an idea: "Boss Qiu, it's really cold today. How about we go touch a chicken and come back to honor you?"

It's okay not to mention it, but it made Lao Qiu even more angry when he mentioned it.

"Bah! What are you dreaming about in the broad daylight? There are thousands of Kuhaha here, and the bark of the trees in all over the country has been stripped, and they are still eating chicken... you can't even eat the chicken feathers!"

After Lao Qiu finished scolding his men, he turned around and found a strange young man in front of him. He was startled and immediately drew out his sword and asked.

"Stop! What do you want?"

The four soldiers behind Lao Qiu were equally nervous. Hungry refugees would fight for their lives, so they all gathered around with spears in their hands.

Sanniang, who was watching from a distance, had her heart pounding: It's over, it's over, Brother Han is going to be stabbed to death by a soldier!

Out of fear of blood and death, she was about to close her eyes when she saw Er Niang running straight over.

"Don't hurt brother Xiaoyao, he is a good person!"

"Sister, don't go there!" Sanniang was caught off guard and didn't catch Er Niang. She shouted, then stomped after her.

Although the patrolling soldiers were pointing fiercely at each other with swords and guns, the two sides were not far apart just now, and Han Xiaoyao could hear clearly what Lao Qiu and Hong Bi Tou were talking about about eating.On this issue, both parties have at least one common need, and the probability of cooperation is greatly increased.

Han Xiaoyao, who seemed to be in danger, was not worried, but his heart warmed when he saw Er Niang running over to help.

"Second mother, slow down, don't panic." He waved to the two girls, indicating that they don't need to worry.

The soldiers' solemn eyes regarded the three of them as accomplices, and the atmosphere became even more tense.

"Those are my two girls, don't worry." After explaining, Han Xiaoyao cupped his hands towards Lao Qiu and asked with a smile: "My lord, Han Xiaoyao, just now I heard the commander and the military master talking about eating chicken. I have a proposal, I don't know if I should make it?"

Huh?
Although this young man is poorly dressed, his speech and behavior are different from those of ordinary refugees, so he should not be reckless.

After Lao Qiu looked up and down, he felt that the boy was not malicious, so his expression eased and he waved his hands again. The soldiers all drew back their swords and guns.

When Er Niang saw this, she slowed down and said with a smile: "Brother Xiaoyao was talking and laughing with them. I think everything is fine."

Sanniang held her sister's wrist tightly and slowly felt relieved when she saw that the two sides were really in harmony.

Such fierce officers and soldiers can talk and laugh happily, Brother Han is so awesome!

Lao Qiu returned the sword to its sheath and asked tentatively: "I see Mr. Han as a gentleman, but is he a scholar?"

Han Xiaoyao nodded and said, "I have indeed read poetry for several years."

This is not a lie. Although I cannot write or write, I still remember the popular Tang poetry and Song lyrics, as well as "The Master's Model", "Guo Qin Lun", "Young China Theory" and so on.

As soon as he finished speaking, Lao Qiu's originally ferocious aura suddenly disappeared, and a flattering smile appeared on his face.

The Song Dynasty has always valued literature and suppressed martial arts. After repeated training in the government and the public, soldiers and soldiers did not realize that they were inferior to scholars when they encountered them.

Therefore, Lao Qiu's inferiority complex came from the depths of his soul, and other sergeants did not think there was anything wrong with being so arrogant and respectful.

"Oh, I'm disrespectful! I just saw how talented Mr. Han is. He will definitely be on the gold list in the future!"

"Thank you for your words, brother, but I just heard that you seemed to be discussing about food?"

The chief became an old brother, and Lao Qiu felt that Han Xiaoyao was approachable and quite contented.

But when he heard the other party mentioning the topic just now, he smiled slightly awkwardly and said: "In front of Mr. Han, I really don't dare to act like an old man. My nickname is Qiu Baoniu. This is a soldier under me, and my name is Sun Zhi.

Just now, we, the big-headed soldiers, were in the wind and snow, complaining about nothing in our free time, just to keep our mouths busy, please don't take offense, sir! "

Seeing that Lao Qiu didn't want to mention it, Han Xiaoyao didn't pursue it. He just pointed at Er Niang and San Niang who were getting closer and said: "My girl is well-behaved and sensible, but two servings of rice soup are not enough to satisfy her hunger and cold day after day. I The elder brother couldn't bear this.

Therefore, I planned to find some food nearby to satisfy my hunger. I took the liberty to come here to ask my uncles if they could make it easier for me. "

Hearing this, Qiu Baoniu's face suddenly became tangled, and he hesitated as if he had something to hide.

Han Xiaoyao shifted his gaze to the red-nosed Sun Zhi who had just flattered him, showing a questioning expression.

Sun Zhi winked, sniffed his red nose, and took the initiative to politely refuse for Lao Qiu: "Well, um, Mr. Han, what happened to you and the two young ladies is indeed pitiful, but we are just little soldiers. There are also Dutou and commanders on top.

Not to mention that we have no control over important matters such as letting you wait to cross the river. Even for three meals a day, we don't have one meal... We are really powerless. Why don't you look for other people to come up with ideas? "

Looking for someone else?

Where else can I meet cowardly and delicious free laborers like you?
Even if there is, I don’t have the time, so it’s up to you!

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